For 15 years, the Denver Post and KUSA had a deal in place affording shared use of editorial resources on certain projects, cross-promotional opportunities and access to each others’ news meetings. That partnership ended in May[1].

A new deal is now in place between the Post and KMGH, affording a similar collaboration, with an emphasis on shared video. The Post and the 7News reporting teams have been meeting for several weeks.

“We are excited about the ability to use their video on our website,” Post Editor Greg Moore said this week, noting the paper is “moving aggressively into video.” Moreover, he cited his appreciation for “the aggressive hard-hitting journalism” Channel 7 does.

7News VP and General Manager Byron Grandy emphasized commonalities between the two news operations. “These two newsrooms are deeply committed to investigative reporting and creating impactful journalism that’s a positive influence on the community.” While the ability to expose stories to other platforms (ie. online) is important, Grandy said, the “very similar missions and commitments” to journalism are the driving forces behind the partnership.

The bosses aren’t talking about it, but clearly the sharing of video was a sticking point in the 9News deal.

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